A Wreath for Udomo

A Wreath for Udomo
Peter Abrahams, Petina Gappah
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Paperback
h198 x 129mm - 384pg
3 Nov 2022 UK
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9780571376391
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Those men who are history now; did they feel like this? A 1950s Hampstead pub; a freezing night. Lois can' t tear her eyes away from the haunted, restless African man in the corner. Over brandy and stew, she discovers he is in awe of her friend, Panafrica' s greatest political writer and fighter. Their meeting inducts this stranger, Udomo, into London' s revolutionary community of exiled African activists: the start of a life-changing journey. Amidst the internal politics and love affairs, Udomo is inspired by other leaders' independence uprisings; but when he returns to his native land to overthrow the colonial oppressors, his idealism is put to the ultimate test . . . Inspired by Peter Abrahams' befriending of future African heads of state in mid-century London, A Wreath for Udomo (1956) is a radical lost classic, unforgettably exploring the nature of freedom, power, leadership and love. ' The forerunner of an entire school of African literary art. ' Sunday Times
"Abrahams explored with sensitivity and passion, the injustices of apartheid and the complexities of racial politics . . . An important literary voice. " -- New York Times"Intelligent and exciting . . . Written with skill and sympathy. " -- TLS"An African writer, a writer of the world, who opened up in South Africa a path of exploration for us, the writers who have followed the trail he bravely blazed. " -- Nadine Gordimer
Peter Abrahams was born in Vrededorp, near Johannesburg, in 1919. His Ethiopian father worked in the gold mines; his mother was the daughter of a black African father and white French mother, classifying Abrahams as ' coloured' . After his father' s death, he had an impoverished childhood, selling firewood and working for a tinsmith, before winning a scholarship to school. In 1939, Abrahams left South Africa for European exile, writing for the Communist Daily Worker, befriending political activists and organising the Fifth Pan-African Congress. His first book was published in 1942, followed by ten volumes of trailblazing fiction and autobiography exposing racial injustice. He settled in Jamaica in 1956 - where he lived until his death aged 97 - where he continued writing and broadcasting radio commentaries; he was married twice, both to white Englishwomen, and had three children.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9780571376391
Published: 3 Nov 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Faber & Faber
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Format: Paperback
Height: 198mm
Width: 129mm
Pages: 384

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